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    Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial 

    Tylleskar, Thorkild; Jackson, Debra; Meda, Nicolas; Ingrebetsen, Ingunn Marie S; Chopra, Mickey; Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; Doherty, Tanya; Ekström, Eva-Charlotte; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Goga, Ameena; Kankasa, Chipepo; Klungsøyr, Jørn I; Lombard, Carl; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Nankunda, Jolly K; Van de Perre, Philippe; Sanders, David; Shanmugam, Rebecca; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Wamani, Henry; Tumwine, James K; PROMISE-EBF Study Group (Elsevier, 2011)
    Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is reported to be a life-saving intervention in low-income settings. The effect of breastfeeding counselling by peer counsellors was assessed in Africa. Methods:24 communities ...
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    Households in HIV care: designing an intervention to stimulate HIV competency in households in South Africa 

    Dube, Lorraine Tanyaradzwa; Masquillier, Caroline; Wouters, Edwin (Frontiers Media S.A., 2020)
    Despite the Universal Test and Treat program and widespread antiretroviral treatment rollout, South Africa is still facing HIV prevention and treatment challenges, which are aggravated by human resource shortages in the ...
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    Analyzing implementation dynamics using theory-driven evaluation principles: lessons learnt from a South African centralized chronic dispensing model 

    Magadzire, Bvudzai Priscilla; Marchal, Bruno; Mathys, Tania; Laing, Richard; Ward, Kim (BioMed Central, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: Centralized dispensing of essential medicines is one of South Africa’s strategies to address the shortage of pharmacists, reduce patients’ waiting times and reduce over-crowding at public sector healthcare ...
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    Technology-assisted communication in older persons in a residential care facility in South Africa 

    Chipps, Jennifer; Jarvis, Mary Ann (SAGE Publications, 2017)
    Relocation to residential care facilities by older persons (60þ) can decrease their social connectedness with their primary networks. The purpose of the study was to identify the use and acceptance of technology-assisted ...
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    Identification of HIV and AIDS-related competencies for nurse graduates in South Africa 

    Marie-Modeste, Regis R.; Adejumo, Oluyinka (AFAHPER-SD, 2014)
    Three decades after the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the global community has not been able to halt the epidemic of HIV infection. Various organisations have devised a number of policies and guidelines ...
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    Perceived parental control, restructuring ability, and leisure motivation: a cross-cultural comparison 

    Xie, Hui Jimmy; Caldwell, Linda L.; Graham, John W.; Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A. (Taylor & Francis, 2017)
    Leisure is viewed worldwide as an important developmental context for adolescents. As leisure research and programs are shared across nations, it is crucial to examine the cultural equivalence of leisure-related constructs ...
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    South-Africa (Goodstart III) trial: community-based maternal and newborn care economic analysis 

    Daviaud, Emmanuelle; Nkonki, Lungiswa L.; Ijumba, Petrida; Doherty, Tanya; Lawn, Joy E.; Owen, Helen; Jackson, Debra; Tomlinson, Mark (Oxford University Press, 2017)
    In light of South Africa’s generalized HIV/AIDS epidemic coupled with high infant mortality, we undertook a cluster Randomized Control Trial (2008–10) assessing the effect of Community Health Worker (CHW) antenatal and ...
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    Children’s discourses of natural spaces: considerations for children’s subjective well-being 

    Adams, Sabirah; Savahl, Shazly (Springer Verlag, 2017)
    Based on the evidence provided in the literature, it is manifest that increased time spent in nature increases various aspects of children’s well-being. Using discourse analysis on focus group interviews with 28 children ...
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    Factors influencing the infant feeding choices of HIV-positive mothers at a level two hospital in Cape Town 

    Jeggels, June; Morgan, Jenna J. (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2015)
    BACKGROUND/AIMS: Following the decision by the South African Department of Health in 2012 to withdraw the provision of free infant formula milk to HIV-exposed infants, policy makers have grappled with the need to develop ...
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    South-Africa (Goodstart III) trial: community based maternal and newborn care economic analysis 

    Daviaud, Emmanuelle; Nkonki, Lungiswa; Ijumba, Petrida; Doherty, Tanya; Lawn, Joy E.; Owen, Helen; Jackson, Debra; Tomlinson, Mark (Oxford University Press, 2017)
    In light of South Africa’s generalized HIV/AIDS epidemic coupled with high infant mortality, we undertook a cluster Randomized Control Trial (2008–10) assessing the effect of Community Health Worker (CHW) antenatal and ...
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